Dressed as men, women took on a wide range of military roles in the Civil War. Sarah Edmonds participated in the Peninsula Campaign as a soldier, spy, and courier—and even ended up working as a ...

Proud of her Southern roots and fervently pro-slavery, Rose O'Neal Greenhow wanted to support the Confederacy in any way she could. And in the early days of the Civil War, she got her chance when ...

Hundreds of women secretly joined the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Some women were brazen enough to enlist as self-appointed officers, or double as female spies. National ...

Courageous Women of the Civil War is lance writer Cordell’s her first contribution ... grouped into four categories, “Soldiers,” “Spies,” “Nurses,” and “Vivandiers”. Cordell wisely includes only a few ...

The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg has expanded its Women at War exhibit. The display highlights the essential ...

Dressed as men, women took on a wide range of military roles in the Civil War. Sarah Edmonds participated in the Peninsula Campaign as a soldier, spy, and courier—and even ended up working as a ...